EP2212510B8 - Threaded connection comprising at least one threaded element with an end lip for a metal tube - Google Patents

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EP2212510B8
EP2212510B8 EP08846438.3A EP08846438A EP2212510B8 EP 2212510 B8 EP2212510 B8 EP 2212510B8 EP 08846438 A EP08846438 A EP 08846438A EP 2212510 B8 EP2212510 B8 EP 2212510B8
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threaded
metal tube
end lip
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Sylvain Beigneux
Daly Daly
Bertrand Maillon
Claire Patureau
Eric Verger
Michihiko Iwamoto
Keiichi Nakamura
Masaaki Sugino
Suguru Yamaguchi
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Vallourec Oil and Gas France SAS
Nippon Steel Corp
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Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L15/00—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints
    • F16L15/001—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints with conical threads
    • F16L15/004—Screw-threaded joints; Forms of screw-threads for such joints with conical threads with axial sealings having at least one plastically deformable sealing surface
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/042—Threaded
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T408/00—Cutting by use of rotating axially moving tool
    • Y10T408/03—Processes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T409/00—Gear cutting, milling, or planing
    • Y10T409/30—Milling
    • Y10T409/303752—Process
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T82/00—Turning
    • Y10T82/10—Process of turning

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Non-Disconnectible Joints And Screw-Threaded Joints (AREA)
  • Mutual Connection Of Rods And Tubes (AREA)
  • Joints With Pressure Members (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
EP08846438.3A 2007-11-07 2008-11-03 Threaded connection comprising at least one threaded element with an end lip for a metal tube Active EP2212510B8 (en)

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PL08846438T PL2212510T3 (en) 2007-11-07 2008-11-03 Threaded connection comprising at least one threaded element with an end lip for a metal tube

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FR0707819A FR2923283B1 (en) 2007-11-07 2007-11-07 THREADED JOINT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE THREADED ELEMENT WITH EXTREMITY LIP FOR METAL TUBE.
PCT/EP2008/009405 WO2009059778A1 (en) 2007-11-07 2008-11-03 Threaded connection comprising at least one threaded element with an end lip for a metal tube

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EP2212510B1 EP2212510B1 (en) 2014-01-08
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EP (1) EP2212510B8 (en)
JP (1) JP5566895B2 (en)
CN (1) CN101849079B (en)
AR (1) AR069119A1 (en)
AU (1) AU2008324449B2 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0820571A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2703928C (en)
EA (1) EA016941B1 (en)
EG (1) EG25744A (en)
ES (1) ES2449755T3 (en)
FR (1) FR2923283B1 (en)
MX (1) MX2010005021A (en)
MY (1) MY157486A (en)
PL (1) PL2212510T3 (en)
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MY157486A (en) 2016-06-15
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EA016941B1 (en) 2012-08-30
JP2011503445A (en) 2011-01-27
CA2703928A1 (en) 2009-05-14
PL2212510T3 (en) 2014-06-30
ES2449755T3 (en) 2014-03-21
UA100130C2 (en) 2012-11-26
US9605781B2 (en) 2017-03-28
EG25744A (en) 2012-06-21
MX2010005021A (en) 2010-08-04
US20100301603A1 (en) 2010-12-02
AU2008324449A1 (en) 2009-05-14
BRPI0820571A2 (en) 2015-06-16
CN101849079B (en) 2013-11-06
FR2923283A1 (en) 2009-05-08
WO2009059778A1 (en) 2009-05-14
AR069119A1 (en) 2009-12-30
FR2923283B1 (en) 2012-10-05
AU2008324449B2 (en) 2014-11-20
CA2703928C (en) 2016-06-21
EP2212510A1 (en) 2010-08-04
JP5566895B2 (en) 2014-08-06
CN101849079A (en) 2010-09-29

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